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Continental ContiProContact SSR vs Continental CrossContact LX25 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 1 road tests and 10 + 26 owner reviews. How we score

CrossContact LX25 is ahead, 73–67

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 66

    Dry

    CrossContact LX25 +10
    76
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)70
    Reviews found online6583

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 64.7 = 66

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 83.4 = 76

    No road tests of dry for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 70

    Wet

    CrossContact LX25 +10
    80
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 78 (est.)
    Reviews found online7084

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 70.2 (est.) + 40% × 69.7 = 70

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 77.8 (est.) + 40% × 83.5 = 80

    No road tests of wet for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 65

    Snow

    ContiProContact SSR +12
    53
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 68 (est.)40
    Reviews found online6272

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 65

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 72.1 = 53

    No road tests of snow for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    CrossContact LX25 +16
    77
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online5780

    ContiProContact SSR: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 57.4 = 61

    CrossContact LX25: 40% × 71.1 (est.) + 60% × 80.2 = 77

    No road tests of comfort for ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 67

    Noise

    CrossContact LX25 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6978

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 68.8 = 67

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 77.9 = 71

    No road tests of noise for ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 66

    Treadwear

    CrossContact LX25 +6
    72
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6575

    ContiProContact SSR: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 66

    CrossContact LX25: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiProContact SSR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for CrossContact LX25. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. –

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    79
    Why this score
    SourceContiProContact SSRCrossContact LX25
    Reviews found online–79
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiProContact SSRContinental CrossContact LX25
Relative Score 67 73
Dry 66 76
Wet 70 80
Snow 65 53
Comfort 61 77
Noise 67 71
Treadwear 66 72
Handling (owners) – 79

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ContiProContact SSR

± 7

CrossContact LX25

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ContiProContact SSR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B CrossContact LX25

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and smooth ride quality at all speeds
  • Significantly improved wet and snow traction
  • Enhanced braking performance and responsiveness

Cons

  • Tends to pick up and throw gravel from the road surface
  • Can feel a bit harsh or firm when hitting deep potholes
  • Occasional reports of unexpectedly rapid treadwear in rare instances
All owner themes in the CrossContact LX25 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiProContact SSR B · Continental CrossContact LX25
CategoryAll-Season tireAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available140
Rim diameters17″16″ – 22″
Tread depth10/32″10 - 12/32″
UTQG400 A A740 A A - B
Treadwear warranty40,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering
Max pressure51 psi44 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiProContact SSR

Continental CrossContact LX25

Winner: Continental CrossContact LX25 — better comfort, dry and wet. Pick the Continental ContiProContact SSR if snow matters most to you. Continental ContiProContact SSR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 77 vs 61 on comfort.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Continental ContiProContact SSR scores 65 vs 53 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 76 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Continental CrossContact LX25 scores 80 vs 70 on wet.

Tire A · Continental ContiProContact SSR
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Tire B · Continental CrossContact LX25
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ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Which is better in the wet, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 80 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 76 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental ContiProContact SSR, 65 vs 53 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 71 vs 67 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 77 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiProContact SSR or CrossContact LX25?

Continental CrossContact LX25, 72 vs 66 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology